Built functional prototypes of a twin degassing tank in PP by developing and assembling three injection molded parts using the hot plate welding process
Twin Degassing Tank Functional Prototype
Client: CONFIDENTIAL
Industry: Automotive
Region: Europe
Process: Production Tooling, Injection Molding
Requirement
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-China subsidiary of a France-based Tier-1 Supplier was developing a new twin degassing tank for an China Auto OEM
-Required an assembled functional prototype in Polypropylene within a development time frame of 4 weeks
-Design had three parts that needed to be assembled using hot plate welding
-Parts to be used for prototype cars in North America
Project Details
Part Details
Part Name: Twin Degassing Tank
Application: Functional Prototyping
Quantity: 350 units
Manufacturing Details
Processes: Prototype Tooling, Injection Molding, Hot Plate Welding
Material: Polypropylene
Delivery Details
-Tooling developed within 4 weeks
-Hot plate welding process optimized for assembly
Approach
-Conducted DFM and Moldflow analysis for the three parts
-Prototype tool developed
-Specific grade of PP imported as per requirement
-Post production refinements with Tristone to optimize the hot plate welding process, developed fixtures and joined parts for final assembly
-Checking Fixtures and Gauges designed and manufactured to measure tight tolerances required
-Final quality inspection
Impact
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-Developed and delivered prototype tooling within 4 weeks, one-third the time required for production tooling (12 weeks)
-Tight tolerances achieved for dimensional accuracy
-Managed supply chain efficiently to adhere to development timelines
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